New-York tribune., 1887-11-24
BALFOUR'S NAKED PRISONER.
VAUDEVILLE WITHOUT TROUSERS Or
SHIRT.
Biz JAIiFRs VISIT HIS CELL At TULLANOHE AND
LEAVE HIN IN CONDITION THAT WOULD
SHANE ANTHONY CnMsTOCK.
fBr CABLE To THE rRInuSB.l

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| covyr'qh. 1887. By Nei-- Iort Tribune
DrDIIS Nov. 23-Whcn Mr. O'Bren's clothes were
stolen In the gray Of early morning would have
thought that Mr. Baiour's nf1my had at last touched
/ bottom but there was n lower depth and last night
/ this was reached. Mr.. Mandcvlc. I'm order to pro
vent III" repetition of tho clothes snatchlng tactics.
had since his rcmoy al to Tullamoc slept In his clothes
/ When darkness had come. and It comes early In tho
noNomc cells Of Tullamorc John Vaudeville lay down
on his plank bed At last sleep TO him. and he
was for i!c while forgctul OF the torturcS of Tua-
more lie did not know that ont side tho cell there
were wardcrS on the watch with their cosc To
the grating in the iron door. listening for the FIST
change In his breathing I'm order that the Governor,
like modern Macbeth, might have the news that his
victim slept.
How cautiously and how scalthy do they step
along h" GO,s six Of the wafdcrs headed by the
aged Governor Of The prison. Captain Fctheison-
haugh Tho door Of the cell IS opened and with q
rush they enter Before the prisoner can turn he Is
seized by the six wardcrs. lie demands what they
want. The Governor muicIs hurredy that he VIII
either have to alc oil his clothes ard dress himself In
the prison suit the clothes will he torn of MS back
Against tho Nix wardciS he struggles. the Co'crnT
standing 10y. 1t is Of no avail. The mans clothes
arc dragged oil him with violence He calls out,
For the sakc of dcccncy. leave "A shirt bat his
call is unanswered. the shirt is torn OIL and Mr. IaI-
four's prisoner stands naked in his CELL covering him
self best he with the miserable strip of qnil-
ing that is allowed to hide tho plank bed He turns
on tho seven jaileis. and tells them that they haNo
acted I'm defiance OF the law and ousicplcd their
loathSome duty. He a,hs that his clothes be given
back to him. and says that he cannot surely cNN III
a state of nudty until Christmas, when The icrm oi
his imprisonment Will expire.
The Governor. as he leaves tho cell, points to tho
blue rags in The corner. and says:
There are clothes put them on
Il viii die first" was the reply.
The door is Locked and tn, naked man IS lcft In
darkness
If wa, noble exploit. and which was worthy
Of SIKH and humanity Of the iailers OF Tie good od
DAYS when the rack and tn thumb scrrw hung mp In
tho Governors lodge adiuncts To famNhne ana
starvation: all OF which an Encli,hnan VIII tell you,
before the Magistrates managed to penetrate the re-
ccsscs Of TullamorcJ Jail, things contrary 10 The
British Constitution
~ half past Ills morning Dr. Moorhcad a,>duons
a, ever +, 1T the jail door. lie is led 10 Mr. o'Erens
coll lie find, him stll in h, new clothes. but he IS
+ looling palc and nI Nj Maudcvllc he hni' wailins
M and down In his tagged cell with the quilt and
sheet wrapped around him. lie AT once Informs ms
visitor Of the midnight outrage. giving him the facts
have all. ady detailed Dr Moofhrad ash> bN "h''
auihorlty has the Governor used forcc to snip inc
prisoner The old sullcny replies " No ma!irr'
| VIII stand 10y what have done" "I am Nasi'-
irare and have right 10 know. such why yon haV"
acted in This way The Governor declines To oucr
any further explanation than 10y again muctns mat
he IS prepared 70 stand by what hc has done"
"Eeurmhcr." said Dr. Mo'rhcad, that You arc
bound by the same act, of Parliament A. those winch
empower me to enter here, and that you must ahdo
by Them
Mr. Vaudeville complains bitterly Of The cold Ito
Is a man us,d 10 every comfort Yet ih' PRISON u"'
tor allows hn to De subjected To this treatment. H.
hereafter an inquest ,houd convert this terrible drama
into a tragedy II will scarcely satisfy th' Coroner
ju9y 10 plead that the prisoners dcaih' "erc '"'scu
! by the officials anNlciy to please Dublin Castle
T.P GIL, ". r.